Re: Emacs sends mail, but doesn't show-up in exim.
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 12:01:02PM -0700, Robert Cymbala wrote:
>
> I'm still seeing a problem. Have eliminated Emacs, by sending test
> messages with:
> $ echo "TEST" | mail userid@domain
>
> This time I've noticed that an email message will appear in mailq
> output immediately after using mail, AND some messages just disappear
> for some reason.
>
> Here's a test script:
[snip]
>
> Here is the report:
[one message evaporates]
>
> Where did message 2 disappear to?
I've run your script as a normal user and did not see this behavior:
all messages were visible both in the $RPT file and in the output of
mailq.
> This is what's under /var/spool/exim:
This is the same as what I have, except that my undelivered mail is
still in exim/input. Are these messages disappearing, or are they
being delivered?
> Reading the man page, it says that per-message log files are
> generated, and that per-message log files are deleted after message is
> sent. I've seen such messages before. Is there a log of messages
> that have been successfully sent, or a place that tracks what is
> happening to the Hot49erfan message after it is in exim's queue?
This I don't know.
> The problem doesn't seem to follow particular email addresses. The
> other day, email to sam was disappearing. Today email to sam stays in
> queue (waiting for PPP). Today email to Hot49erfan is disappearing
> (reproducibly, at that).
If you get another reproducable one, try this:
echo "don't go away" | vanishing@address ;
tail -f /var/spool/exim/msglog/$(mailq |head -1 | cut -b11-26 ) ;
which will get the first message ID out of mailq and follow that
logfile.
> Thing is: I'm driving to N.Y. and will be on the road for a few days.
> But I wanted to post more information before leaving. Thanks again!
Enjoy your trip.
Rob
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